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Submission Window: November 1st - 7th, 2024 Payment: 0.01$ CAD/ word for all short stories up to 10,000 words, and $100 CAD/page for comics. Theme: All forms of speculative fiction We are now open for submissions for the first 7 days of every second month. Open Months: January, March, May, July, September, November Our submission response times are typically between 20-60 days. Hexagon SF Magazine wants to ensure that the submission process is easy for creators. We try to respond to all comments, queries, and concerns within a few days. Please do not query regarding the status of a submission until 8 weeks have passed. If for any reason the submission form does not work correctly, please feel free to send us your submission via email. #BlackVoicesMatter #BlackLivesMatter What we are looking for -We accept only previously unpublished short stories, flash fiction, and comics, in English. -We are looking for narratives no longer than 10,000 words, and comics of 1-5 pages. -We currently publish only speculative fiction. This includes science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, cyberpunk, sword and sorcery, magical realism, paranormal horror, dystopian epics, eldritch horror, superhero, space opera, afrofuturism, weird west, etc. -Deeper than genre, we are looking for pieces with engaging characters, fresh conflicts, and exciting narratives, not just concept pieces. We recommend that you read some of our published work before submitting. You can read all Issues for free. -For extra guidance on what kinds of genres and subjects we’re looking for, visit our Wish List and Hard Sells. For guidance on how to pitch a short comic to Hexagon, check out our Short Comic Pitches. -Please include a Content Warning for any stories involving suicide. Thank you in advance from the editor! -We accept only original work, no fan-fiction. Reprints are not accepted at this time. We accept translated works, as long...

Deadline: November 6th, 2024 Payment: 15 contributors copies and $200 for the initial press run of 100 copies with an increase for each additional run instead of royalties (details below.) This is a different payment structure than what we're used to seeing so absolutely read the details. It'll work for some authors but not all. Theme: All genres of speculative fiction MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS Full-length and chapbook manuscript submissions will open for 1 week starting on November 1, 2024 Thank you for your interest in Stanchion Books. Stanchion Book and Chapbook Submission GuidelinesStanchion will open submissions on November 1, 2024 for prose (short stories, flash fiction, essays, prose poems, poetry, hybrid) collections, novels, novellas, and chapbooks. Chapbook manuscripts should be between 40-90 A5-size pages. Full-length manuscripts should be between 100-240 A5-size pages (or thereabouts). Only full manuscripts will be accepted. Each author may submit only one manuscript per reading period. All manuscripts should be presented in Times New Roman, size 12 font, formatted as an A5 document, saved as a PDF, submitted via email, and titled: YOUR LAST NAME_TITLE OF BOOK.pdf Please include a brief bio with your submission and tell me something about the book you have submitted. We'll be working together so I'd love to get to know you, where you're from, what you love, etc.\ Your manuscript should include a title page with your name, genre, and page count, and a table of contents (for poetry and story collections). Please also include a dedication, about author,  and acknowledgments pages, if applicable. Individual pieces (poems, prose, etc) of a collection may have been previously published online and in print. Simultaneous submissions are a-okay. If selected for publication by Stanchion, please immediately pull your submission from other presses. Conversely, if your manuscript is selected by another publisher, please let me...